  Charges brought against Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations March 31, 2022 - 15:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charges have been brought against Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations Andranik Piloyan, who was detained on Wednesday, March 30, the country's National Security Service reports. 8 more people have been involved in the case as defendants, while 10 others are suspects. The National Security Service said on Thursday that investigators have uncovered information about Ministry officials receiving large sums of money in bribes or assisting in the process, while charges also include abuse of power, embezzlement, illegal payments and other abuses. Numerous crimes have been confirmed to have been committed, the NSS said, which involved the Minister of Emergency Situations, his adviser, and more than 10 employees of the Ministry, including heads of department. Piloyan was appointed in the post in November 2020, shortly after receiving the title of the Armenian National Hero by a presidential decree.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
